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No. 358,215. Patented Feb. Z2, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN R. MILLER, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 358.215,'dated February22, 1887.

Application led January 10, 1887. Serial No. 223,892. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN R. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Reading, Berks county, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Securing Bands to Hats, of which the following is aspecification.

'Ihe object of my invention is to `so secure the upper edge of ahat-band to the side body of the hat that the external appearance ofsaid band will not be affected, and the fitting of the sweat-band snuglyto the inside of the body will not be interfered with. This object Iattain in the manner hereinafter set forth', reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a view of a hat having aband secured t-hereto in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, asectional plan, on an enlarged scale, of part of said hat, illustratingmore fully my improved method of fastening the upper edge of the band;Figs. 3 and 4, views showing methods of fastening which have heretoforebeen adopted, and Fig. 5 a View illustrating a modification of myinvention.

In packing certain classes of hats for the market it is a commonpractice to stack them ,up one above another, each hat being driven asfar as possible down over the one beneath; hence it is necessary tosecure the upper edge of the band a to the side body, b, of such a hat`in order to prevent the pressing down and folding or wrinkling of theband, which would otherwise result when one hat was pressed down overanother.

Heretofore, so far as I am aware, but two methods of securing the upperedge of the band have been adopted7 the first being to secure said edgeby means of tacking-stitch'es d,

Fig. 3, and the second being by means of al Iow of straight-aheadstitches, f, near the u pper edge of the band. (See Fig. 4.) 'Ihe rst ofthese plans is objectionable, because such stitches must be formed byhand, and because, further, the stitches are so wide apart that thethread extending in a straight line from stitch to stitch on the insideof the hat interferes with Vthe laying of the sweat-band snugly againstthe inside of the hat-body. The second plan, although overcoming theseobjections, is itself open to the objection that the row ofstraightahead stitches imparts an unsightly appearance to the band, andhence detracts materially from the salableness of the hat.

In carrying out my invention I secure the upper portion of the band tothe side body of the hat by a series of fastenings, each of which isindependent of the others. As shown in Fig. 2, each of these fasteningsconsists of a loop passing through the band and body of the hat, theends-ot the thread forming the loop being knotted on the inside of thehat. Fastenings of this character can be readily made `by means of asewingonaohine so constructed as to form the desired knot, and providedwith means for cutting the thread between successive stitches, or themachine may be constructed on the principle of the knottyer of agrainbinding machine. Such machine, however, forms no part of my presentinvention, nor is my invention limited to the securing of the band tothe body of the hat by means of a'looped and knotted thread. For

, instance, metallic staples clinched on the inside of the hat, as shownin Fig. 5, may be substituted for each looped and knotted thread, ifdesired.

If desired, the lower edge of the band may be secured to the 'body ofthe hat in the same manner as the upper edge; but this is not essential,as said lower edge may be left free in most cases.

I claim a's my invention- 1. A hat the upper edge of the band which issecured to the body of the hat by a series of fastenings, eachindependent of the others, all substantially as specified. 2. A hat theupper edge of the band of which is secured to the body of the hat by aseries of fastenings, each consisting of a loop knotted on the inside ofthe hat,'al1 substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN R. MILLER.

Vitnesses: y

WELLINGTON G. WooDs, HENRY R. llIILLER.

